Take A Left at the Carlyle Group

If you feel lost just thinking about global culture,
Bureau d'Etudes may have some navigational tools for you.
An art collective based in France, BDE creates
graphical maps of relationships of power, like those
existing between financial institutions, nation states
and military operations. The often complex flow charts,
featuring jumbles of pictographs, texts, and
connecting circuitry, offer visual representations of
abstractions such as the 'military industrial complex' and
'world government.' Critic Brian Holmes' essay,
'Cartography of Excess,' available on the Bureau d'Etudes site,
is recommended for further insight into the practice and relevance
of mapping as a creative and resistant form of
culture. Most maps are available as PDF files in both
English and French. - Ryan Griffis